Airspeeder, the first electric flying racing car series in the world, made its UAE debut at GITEX Global on Sunday.
The ‘speeders’ are on display at the Etisalat pavilion of the mega tech event. Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, is presenting the electric flying racing car at GITEX Technology Week.
Airspeeder is an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) flying car racing series, using electric manned multicopters in a fusion of urban air mobility (UAM) and motorsport. The electric racing series is created by performance electric flying car manufacturer Alauda and receives cyber protection support from Acronis.
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Jack Withinshaw, chief commercial officer at Airspeeder, said that the flying racing car is 4.1 metres long and designed for agility and performance racing.
“At the moment, our vehicles have got 120kmph speed and then the next generation flying car which will be released by the end of the year, we expect it to hit 160km,”
“We will be doing the first manned flight in 2022.”
We think historically for any mobility revolution, there has always been a role of racing which drives innovation,”
He added that the racing car which is available on display is able to hit 250kmph.
He pointed out that the flying racing car’s battery lasts 10 minutes at the moment.
“We have 30-minute racing. So, the vehicle comes in for an electric battery fix-up. The battery is taken out and a new battery goes in just 14 seconds. In the future, we will explore to do it even faster.”
Peter French, Acronis general manager for MEA, said:
“Acronis solutions protect Airspeeder’s real-time data, including analysis of battery and key systems performance. From this information, engineers define a strategy to find a competitive advantage in a sport where every bit of data is critical for performance."
News Source: Khaleej Times
